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Which game universe do you think could take on the Reapers?

Lightjolly

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I think the reapers were some of the coolest and scariest antagonists you could find in gaming, due to their sheer technological advantages and overwhelming numbers. So which game universe, do you think could handle or repel the reaper invasion better than Mass Effect Universe?


My choice would the be the Earth Defense Force Universe
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Insanely OP guns, mechs of all shapes, utility and sizes, and are so used to being invaded by alien species and reverse engineering their tech.
 
cyrribrae

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Is it too easy to say Halo? I mean.. how many advanced space-faring universes with sufficient firepower to take down ONE repear, let alone an army lol. I think the point is that most universes (galaxies) would just get rolled hard. Like, I don't think Star Trek universe has a chance. MAYBE the Star Wars Forcies, but I have my doubts.
 
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Chirotera

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40K would eat that shit for breakfast.
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An extragalactic invasion is just another Tuesday for them. They probably wouldn't even call in the space marines.

My vote goes to Destiny. Guardians being effectively immortal and able to keep fighting, even if temporarily defeated, would be able to push back against Reapers.
 
Chopchop

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Any of the key characters in a DBZ related game could blow them all up real fast.

Warhammer 40k is much crazier on a regular basis, as already mentioned.

I'm also pretty sure that a lot of sci-fi JRPGs have weapons or technology that can wipe out the Reapers.
 

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Kirby is well known at this point for being a cosmic horror in a cute pink puff ball form with a child like demeanor, so Kirby since inevitably the Reapers would mess with his food. Doomguy single handedly took care of multiple invasions from and to hell. Anyone from the Mario universe since their level of power rises as the plot demands it (From plumber in the Mushroom Kingdom to Space Captain in Space to helping a Cosmic Goddess reincarnate the universe). Really any Shonen based protagonist since inevitably they get to the point where they are able to destory half a planet, or in DBZ case, entire planets in one go. Devil May Cry since it wouldn't just be protagonists who regularly take on planet conquering demons but also the planet conquering demons vs. the reapers. Bayonetta alone would dismantle the invasion.
 
Zaied

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Injustice with all the Kryptonians and Lanterns flying around. Technically, even the lower tier characters like Batman could do damage since they're enhanced by a pill that makes them as strong as Superman
 

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I thought this topic was about World Ends with You haha
 
Xterrian

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Good to see Kirby mentioned so quickly.

The Xenoblade universe should be able to handle it as well.
 
y3k

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Freespace.

Specifically, the Blue Planet/War in Heaven mod-verse, though the canon-verse may count as well. The Reapers may *think* they're eldritch abominations, but they aren't a trans-dimensional immune system designed across multiple worldlines with the express purpose of molding to and extinguishing emergent threats.
 
Suicide King

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Valkyrie Profile's? I guess most magical ones count, but I've been thinking a lot about Radiata Stories, so my pick is the older sibling.
 

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For the protagonists of the Super Robot Wars series, fighting the Reapers would be an ordinary Tuesday. They're indistinguishable from the kind of threats you fight all the time in that series, and are far weaker than the worst ones.
 

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TwinBahamut said:
For the protagonists of the Super Robot Wars series, fighting the Reapers would be an ordinary Tuesday. They're indistinguishable from the kind of threats you fight all the time in that series, and are far weaker than the worst ones.
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this, im pretty sure some of the more broken srw units can solo the reapers.
 
frankenstrat

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In a universe where you can
punch god into the sun
it's hard to know what, if any, limit exists for the threats that can be faced
 
Sulik2

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y3k said:
Freespace.

Specifically, the Blue Planet/War in Heaven mod-verse, though the canon-verse may count as well. The Reapers may *think* they're eldritch abominations, but they aren't a trans-dimensional immune system designed across multiple worldlines with the express purpose of molding to and extinguishing emergent threats.
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Ok what on earth is this mod your are referring to? That sounds cool.
 

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Any universe that allows for at least three responses to dialogue it seems.

Because nothing else matters.
 
Kalentan

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The Halo universe could I'd say.

A Cortana-Guardian fleet would probably wipe them. The UNSC/Covenant might have a little harder but would win.
 
Sanctuary

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JaeCryo said:
Bloodborne.

magic space squids vs. mecha space squids
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Yeah. I was going to actually say most any of the Souls games' universes could. Plus, any number of the Marvel video game based universes could likely as well. So many gods or god like beings in either of those picks. Not just immensely powerful beings that could harvest or destroy worlds, but well beyond that. The Reapers, for all their power still have to follow certain rules that any life form does. They don't really have reality manipulating abilities as far as I know.
 
SmartBase

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Either of the two superpowers from Elite Dangerous could do it. Or the player base even, since they've already beaten one boring cosmic horror and want more.
 
Dr. Ludwig

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The answer will always be Warhammer 40K.

The Imperium of Man alone would shit on them from a great height lol.
 

Calvinien

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Any universe with directed energy weapons beats the reapers. Nobody has DEW in mass effect. Remember that Kinetic Barriers use artificial gravity to slap prjectiles away. They would be useless against energy weapons. Mass effect is trying to be as hard science as possible and still be a star wars style space opera.
 
Timelord19

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Samus with her chozo gear can destroy reapers. Never forget how the anhilator beam from MP2 with a missile is so powerful that IT RIPS THE SPACE-TIME.
 
-Tetsuo-

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Mass Effect did a great job making them about as not scary as possible. One of the prime reasons I disliked Mass Effect 3.
 
Rotobit

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I think an important factor for any universe is that they also need good surface-to-air weaponry, if the Reapers can just float above a planet and blast it then they're doomed

Sonic could take 'em down in a universe with rings and the Chaos Emeralds to power up the Super Sonic form. At that point he's basically Goku.

And Revengeance Raiden could probably do something ludicrous and like grab one by the arm and throw it into another one while Rules of Nature blares

Cloud Strife with all of FFVII's Bahamuts. The Weapons would probably crop up in defense, too.
 
matrix-cat

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Asura's Wrath is almost cheating. People sleep on this game but Asura is basically the most powerful video game character ever conceived and would have solo'd the entire Reaper armada before they could so much as ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL :P

For those who haven't witnessed this scene, this is Asura accidentally wiping out a fleet in orbit just by getting really angry.
 
Trickster

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The reapers would nope the fuck back out of the galaxy and go to sleep for another cycle if they entered the 40k galaxy
 
y3k

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Sulik2 said:
Ok what on earth is this mod your are referring to? That sounds cool.
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Blue Planet is a series of fan campaigns. The gist of the plot is that 18 years after the events of FS2, the GTVA re-establishes contact with Sol and things go very south very quickly. The GTVA launches an invasion of Sol so they can wipe out a political philosophy they deem incompatible with their anti-Shivan efforts, and all the while the clock is ticking down because oh hey, that's right: the Shivans are drawn to conflict and humanity might have just missed their last chance at salvation.

The series plays up the Shivans' lovecraftian motifs. They are unknowable and undefinable. They are beyond you, and you can only hope to survive underfoot.

There's some really amazing and unorthodox mission design and storytelling, especially in War in Heaven, so I highly recommend it. Sadly, the series has been in development hell since 2013 and we're still waiting/hoping/praying they'll at least manage to wrap up WiH someday.
 
carlsojo

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Dead Space.

Necromorphs would find a way to infect and consume the Reaper army.

Giant moon monster wrestling a giant robot squid. Hell yeah
 
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